Food & Drink
Food & Drink across Austin, TX.
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Royal Blue Grocery
Austin
Royal Blue Grocery on Rainey Street is a small-format urban market that doubles as a coffee shop and corner store, stocking grab-and-go meals, local snacks, wine, and everyday essentials for the downtown crowd. It's the kind of place you'll notice for its compact, well-curated shelves and late hours, handy whether you're grabbing a morning coffee or picking up a bottle on your way to one of the street's bars.
Matok Bakery
Austin
Matok Bakery brings Israeli-style baking to South Lamar, where the case runs to babka, rugelach, and challah alongside other Middle Eastern sweets (matok means "sweet" in Hebrew). Hours are tight and tend to shift, so it's worth checking before you go and arriving early, since the popular items don't last the morning.
Figure 8 Coffee Purveyors
Austin
Figure 8 Coffee Purveyors is a small specialty coffee shop tucked into a strip of businesses along Airport Boulevard in north-central Austin, the kind of unfussy neighborhood spot built around carefully sourced beans and a straightforward espresso bar. You'll notice the focus is squarely on the coffee itself rather than a sprawling food menu, making it an easy weekday stop between the 7 AM open and early-evening close.
Gimme Burger
Austin
Gimme Burger is a small American burger spot tucked into the Rainey Street side of downtown Austin, near Lady Bird Lake, where the kitchen keeps things straightforward and the hours run midday into the early evening. It's an easy stop if you're walking the area and want a casual bite rather than a sit-down production.
Roots Chicken Shak
Austin
Roots Chicken Shak sits on the east side of Austin near the Mueller area, a casual spot built around fried chicken and wings rather than a sprawling menu. Come hungry midday or early evening on a weekday, when the kitchen's running and the focus stays squarely on what comes out of the fryer.
Thirsty's
Austin
Thirsty's sits on Austin's Dirty Sixth, the stretch of East 6th Street known for its dense row of bars and late-night crowds, and like its neighbors it keeps the lights on until 2 a.m. Expect a casual, no-frills spot geared toward the downtown bar-hopping scene rather than a quiet drink.
đậm coffee bar
Austin
đậm coffee bar leans into Vietnamese coffee traditions, so expect bold, slow-dripped brews—often served sweet and rich with condensed milk—rather than the standard café lineup. Tucked into a suite off Clayton Lane in northeast Austin, it's a small, focused spot where the drinks, not the scenery, are the reason to stop in.
Mesa tacos
Austin
Tucked along Airport Boulevard in north-central Austin, Mesa Tacos leans into the city's beloved taco tradition, with early-morning hours that make it an easy stop for a breakfast taco before the day gets going. Expect a casual, no-fuss spot where the focus stays on the food rather than the frills.
Maaribu Cafe & Gifts
Austin
Tucked along South 1st Street in Austin's 78704, Maaribu blends a coffee-and-bakery counter with a small gift selection, so you can linger over a morning cup and leave with something to take home. It keeps daytime hours, which makes it an easy stop while wandering this stretch of South Austin.
Slow North
Austin
Slow North is an Austin-based maker of hand-poured soy candles known for a pared-back, natural aesthetic, where the in-person shop doubles as a window into how the products are made. Keep in mind the storefront keeps limited hours—it's closed early in the week—so it's worth checking the schedule before you plan a visit.
Saturn
Austin
Saturn is a Congress Avenue bar and music venue that leans into a retro-futuristic, space-age theme, with a large patio out back where local and touring acts play. Come for cocktails in the early evening or stick around for a show—just note the kitchen and crowd skew toward Austin's live-music regulars rather than a quiet drink.
Sip Haus - Austin
Austin
On the Red River strip downtown, Sip Haus pulls double duty as an early-opening coffee shop and a hookah lounge, with a case of sweets and confections rounding out the menu. It's the kind of spot that works for a 6:30 AM espresso just as well as a slower evening visit.
Whipped Bakery & Cafe Austin
Austin
Tucked into a strip-mall unit on Anderson Mill Road in far northwest Austin, Whipped Bakery & Cafe is a neighborhood spot for baked goods and a casual bite, the kind of place that draws the local Anderson Mill and Jollyville crowd rather than downtown tourists. It keeps long daytime-into-evening hours, so it works equally well for a morning pastry or an afternoon coffee break before you head back out toward 183 or the Hill Country.
Little Brother
Austin
Little Brother is a chameleon on Rainey Street, opening early for espresso and pastries before shifting into a tightly run cocktail bar later in the day. Don't expect to catch both faces at once—the morning coffee crowd and the evening drinks crowd rarely overlap, so check the hours before you wander over.
Ghoul Coffee Company
Austin
Ghoul Coffee Company sits along the East Cesar Chavez corridor, one of the more eclectic stretches of East Austin, where it keeps a tight morning-to-mid-afternoon schedule rather than the all-day grind of bigger cafés. Come early if you want to linger, since the doors close by three and the place leans more toward a quick, neighborhood coffee stop than a sprawling work-all-day spot.
The Well Westlake
Austin
Tucked into a strip along Bee Caves Road in the Westlake area west of downtown Austin, The Well Westlake is a neighborhood spot that's easy to fold into a day of exploring the Hill Country edges of the city. Plan around its daytime-into-evening hours, since it opens in the morning and winds down by nine.
Starbucks Coffee Company
Austin
This Starbucks sits in the Village at Westlake shopping center along the Capital of Texas Highway, an easy stop if you're heading out toward the Hill Country or the nearby Loop 360 overlooks. It opens at 5 AM on weekdays, so it's a reliable spot for an early coffee, a quick breakfast, or a place to settle in with Wi-Fi before the day gets going.
Fairways Cantina
Austin
On Manor Road in East Austin, Fairways Cantina serves Mexican plates and tacos in a neighborhood that's become one of the city's quieter food corridors. It opens at 7 a.m. on weekdays, so it's as much a spot for a weekday breakfast taco as a sit-down brunch.
The Marylander
Austin
Tucked into East Austin's Webberville Road, The Marylander keeps daytime hours that lean toward breakfast and lunch, so plan to stop in before its mid-afternoon close. It's the kind of low-key neighborhood spot worth catching on a weekday morning, since the kitchen winds down by 3 and the doors stay shut midweek on Wednesdays.
CONCR - conscious cravings
Austin
CONCR – conscious cravings is a small vegan spot on Airport Boulevard turning out plant-based comfort food, and it's worth noting they keep tight hours: open midday only, Tuesday and Wednesday, and closed the rest of the week. Come for lunch or an early dinner before that 6:30 cutoff, and call ahead if you're counting on it, since the limited schedule means it's not a place to wing on a weekend.
KESSHŌ Artisanal Chocolate and Gelato (W Live Oak)
Austin
Tucked into a quiet stretch of South Austin's 78704, KESSHŌ makes its chocolate and gelato in small batches on-site, with the kind of limited weekly hours that tell you everything is done by hand rather than churned out. Check the schedule before you go — they're closed early in the week, and the rotating gelato flavors are worth timing your visit around.
JoJo's Bakery
Austin
Tucked along Cuernavaca Drive in the hills west of Austin, JoJo's Bakery is a small neighborhood spot for cakes, pastries, and morning coffee rather than a sit-down destination. Hours are limited, so it's worth checking before you go — when they're open, expect a from-scratch bakery case and a steady local following.
Bar Moxy
Austin
Set on the Drag along Guadalupe Street, steps from the University of Texas campus, Bar Moxy is the lobby bar of the Moxy hotel — the kind of place where check-in and a cocktail happen at the same counter. Expect a lively, design-forward room that leans into its student-neighborhood surroundings, with afternoon-into-evening hours that make it an easy spot to land before exploring the rest of West Campus.
EAST END BALLROOM
Austin
East End Ballroom sits in the heart of East Austin's 5th Street corridor, where the city's cocktail scene leans into craft and atmosphere over flash. Note the limited hours—open Wednesday evenings into the night—so it's worth checking ahead before you make the trip.